Aspiring to be a girl in a band

【What kind of arrogant, coquettish behavior are you displaying?】

ha? ?

After exchanging glances with Shoko, Arakawa Kirika suddenly clenched her teeth.

This guy... actually dared to use her words to attack her.

This is copyright infringement by Chi Ke Ke!

Arakawa Kirika turned away and refused to look at Xiangzi again.

As for when they became so close that they could understand each other with just a glance... well, you'd have to ask every night during the holiday. Only the moonlight at that time would know what exactly happened between the two of them.

……

After school.

Although they had set a goal to perform together at the school festival, Xiangzi's song was not yet finished, so there would naturally be no practice session today.

Sitting in the activity room she had transformed herself, Arakawa Kirika was overwhelmed with mixed feelings.

It's only been one semester... and the world has already undergone earth-shattering changes.

I... I'm actually going to perform on stage with that guy.

Arakawa Kirika, feeling a mix of emotions, immediately put down the book in her hand. This wasn't because she was unwilling to read, but because... she received a LINE chat from Shoko.

Xiao Mu has a ballet class today, and then other tutoring... so she asked me to tell you she can't come to see you today.

"Okay... then just come."

Are you even awake? Didn't I already tell you I was composing music today?

Can't I compose music for you?

"...If I don't come, you'll definitely bother me, right? How can I calm down when I'm with you?"

【Hmm...sodayo?】

[And they even shamelessly admitted it?]

【Hehe.】

[I'm so angry... Who taught you this? This doesn't fit your persona at all!]

[Of course, I taught myself this, so that you could develop into a comedic genius.]

【I think I'm becoming a real tsukkomi (straight man) now!! Also, does what you're saying mean you're admitting you were just deliberately trying to annoy me with cuteness?】

【Hehe.】

Arakawa Kirika clicked send without any expression.

Recently, Arakawa Kirika has come to understand the advantages of being online. She could never do such embarrassing cuteness on her own, but... once she's online, she can send these malicious cuteness messages to provoke Shoko without any pressure.

The internet is truly incredible.

But reality... is so inconvenient.

Arakawa Kirika thought to herself.

On the other side, after taking several deep breaths, Xiangzi finally gave up on continuing to delve into this topic with Arakawa Kirika. She realized that Arakawa Kirika was clearly trying to annoy her on purpose.

However… after calming down, she couldn’t help but fantasize that Arakawa Kirika was really standing in front of her, making that “hehe” expression.

Maybe... she really is quite cute.

Xiangzi quickly shook his head, trying to clear his mind.

That's all for now, I have to get back to composing.

[Didn't I tell you there's no rush? Why are you working so hard? Does the thought of my face give you so much motivation?]

[...You were narcissistic before, but has your narcissism only doubled since then?]

Is there anything wrong with being narcissistic? Do you really hate yourself?

"Tsk..."

Xiangzi looked at Arakawa Kirika's shameless reply and clicked his tongue in exasperation.

It's none of your business.

To avoid being further bothered by Arakawa Kirika, Xiangzi simply put his phone aside.

But... as the unread message notification sounded, she couldn't help but pick up her phone again.

Hey……

She sighed, saying that if she went to Arakawa Kirika's place, she would be harassed, but she was still harassed even though she didn't go!

She looked at her phone screen helplessly.

[By the way, didn't you go to work?]

[Nothing for now... Once Ave Mujika debuts... if things go well, she probably won't need to work anymore.]

[What if things go well? Why are you so insecure?]

It's always good to prepare for the worst. I'm not as arrogant as you, thinking I'm guaranteed success.

I actually hope you succeed.

Huh? Xiangzi was taken aback. Arakawa Kirika was unusually skeptical, instead of being sarcastic, she... directly revealed her feelings?

【Why】

She quickly pressed for an answer.

There's no reason why. You've tried so hard; it would be terrible if you didn't get the outcome you wanted, wouldn't it?

...Why did this guy suddenly say something embarrassing?!

Xiangzi blushed immediately, his finger hovering over the screen for a long time, but he couldn't type a single word.

Alright, I'll stop teasing you. Since neither you nor Mu Tou can come today, I'll have to rethink everything.

ha?

Can you please give me back the feeling I had?

Upon seeing this line of text, Xiangzi was immediately enraged, because she knew that Arakawa Kirika was up to no good again.

What do you want to do?!

Xiangzi seemed very anxious.

[Of course, we should contact others and see if Chu Hua, Miao Meng, Deng, Ai Yin, or Le Nai are free tonight.]

Are you trying to pick a card here?!

Xiangzi felt his chest heaving with anger.

In the end, all she could do was resentfully reply to Arakawa Kirika.

Go to hell, you scum.

Volume 1: Chapter 240 A Mind Full of Colored Waste

"So now, a new problem has arisen."

After glancing at his phone, Xiangzi looked at everyone with a troubled expression.

At this moment, Xiangzi and the other three people, including Arakawa Kirika, were standing in a corner of the corridor, looking at each other in bewilderment.

"W-what's wrong?"

The lamp looked very nervous.

"Ok?"

Arakawa Kirika merely raised an eyebrow, signaling Shoko to continue.

"I just asked, and the practice rooms at Ring are fully booked, and other places are too far away."

What's the big deal? It's just a small matter.

Arakawa Kirika glanced at her phone, bored, waiting for a message from a certain girl.

"Hey... what should we do then? Can't we find a quiet place on campus where we won't be disturbed, that's spacious, well-soundproofed, and convenient for us to practice?"

Ai Yin looked very anxious, but... the content of her words seemed to have a hidden meaning, almost to the point of directly stating her ID number.

Her words were clearly very effective; after exchanging a glance, both Akari and Shoko tacitly focused their attention on Arakawa Kirika.

Oh right, Qi Er San Ling Jiu San Shi Qun... I heard that this guy built his own activity room at school... Hmm... at least it's come in handy.

Arakawa Kirika, whose attention was completely focused on her phone, didn't hear Aine's words very clearly. So when she turned around, she saw that all three girls were looking at her with strange eyes.

What are they trying to do?

They're not planning to rebel against me, are they?

Arakawa Kirika felt a momentary pang of guilt.

If these three girls were fighting alone, she could easily take them down.

But if they were to unite for the first time ever, things might get a little complicated.

But it's just a bit troublesome. If these three little Karami dare to make trouble for me, Arakawa Kirika will make sure they know that my finger strength is not something I've practiced for nothing.

"Are you... thinking about... something awful again?"

As expected of someone who had always been by Arakawa Kirika's side, Xiangzi immediately noticed that something was wrong with the guy in front of him.

"Hmm? Was I being too obvious?"

Arakawa Kirika blinked blankly.

"So... you don't deny thinking about strange things, right?"

"sodayo"

……

Xiangzi pursed her lips and gave up on continuing to argue with Arakawa Kirika about this topic. She was now focused on starting to practice as soon as possible.

"I'm not going to waste my breath on you. How's the soundproofing in your activity room?"